Cybercrime
Beijing alleges “irrefutable evidence” linking US to major cyberattack on Chinese agency
China claims it now possesses “irrefutable evidence” of the US involvement in a cyberattack on its national time center.
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College student sentenced to four years for PowerSchool cyberattack
A 19-year-old college student from Massachusetts received a four-year prison sentence for his role in a PowerSchool cyberattack that exposed data of millions of students and teachers.
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US court bars Israeli spyware company from targeting WhatsApp users
Israeli spyware company NSO Group has been permanently blocked from targeting WhatsApp or its users by a US court, although the damages award was significantly reduced.
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South Korea imposes travel ban to parts of Cambodia amid surge in kidnappings related to employment scams
South Korea has issued a travel ban to parts of Cambodia after a surge in employment scams led to the death of a young South Korean, who was abducted and forced to work in the industrial-scale cyber-scam centers.
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Couple robs over 3,000 people in £28m holiday scam
A fraudster couple preyed on elderly timeshare owners across the UK to fund their luxury lifestyle, defrauding as many as 3,000 people of £28.1 ($37.6) million.
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Most cyberattacks are financially motivated, Microsoft study says
In 80% of all cybersecurity incidents that Microsoft’s security teams investigated last year, attackers tried to steal personal or other sensitive information via illegally obtained login credentials. In over half of these cases, the attackers were fueled by financial gain rather than intelligence gathering. Nation-state actors remain the most important threat.
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Crimson Collective breaches Colombia lottery, leaks winner data
A new threat group referring to itself as Crimson Collective has claimed responsibility for a data breach at Loteria de Medellin, a state-operated lottery in Colombia. The gang even shared samples of sensitive information about prize winners.
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Cl0p releases data nabbed from Harvard thanks to Oracle exploit
Harvard University has scrambled to contain a data security breach after Cl0p, a notorious ransom gang, first threatened to leak information stolen from Harvard systems – and then did so.
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Pro-Russian hacktivists successfully lured to attack fake target
A pro-Russian hacktivist group boasted like eager teens about successfully disrupting a Dutch water facility, but the cyberattack, though real, unfolded inside a decoy system set up by cybersecurity researchers.
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Operation Heracles is a success: German police take down 1,400 scam websites used for cybertrading fraud
German investigators and banking watchdog BaFin have shut down over 1,400 illegal domains in Eastern Europe that were involved in cybertrading fraud, officials said in a joint statement on Monday.
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“ChaosBot” malware turns Discord into a hacker command center
New ChaosBot malware is spreading across Discord, with Chaos-C++ targeting large files and clipboard data for quick victim pressure.
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Partners in life and partners in cybercrime: women arrested for crypto-drug market operation
A trio of women, two of whom were school psychologists, allegedly ran a massive crypto-drug operation that shipped illegal drugs across the United States.
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Nobel Committee probes insider betting after possible Peace Prize leak
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee is investigating possible insider trading by gamblers. A few hours before the winner was announced, players put huge amounts of money on the person who would eventually win the election.
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Insider threats: when employees move over to the dark side
Insider threats are shrouded in mystery, eerily intriguing, and very real. Cybernews consulted an expert to discuss the dangers and what to do if you're approached by a cybercriminal.
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Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters claims Dell, Telstra, other major firms
After recently attacking Salesforce, the hacking conglomerate Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters is claiming it has breached a series of major international corporations, including Dell and Verizon.
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Teen hackers arrested following preschool ransomware attack
Two teenagers suspected of being involved in a series of hackings affecting preschools in London have been taken into custody.
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Sunweb Group discloses data breach, warns customers of phishing attempts
Dutch travel agency Sunweb Group has confirmed that an unauthorized party managed to steal the personal information of an undisclosed number of clients. This data has been misused to trick customers into transferring money to their bank accounts.
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The Netherlands is a hotbed for child abuse material
The Netherlands is Europe’s top offender when it comes to hosting online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), a new report has found.
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Brazilian scammers used Gisele Bundchen deepfakes on Instagram ads
A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars through online fraud, according to police investigators.
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Discord says customer service provider hack exposed user IDs, support chats
Discord has confirmed an incident in which hackers compromised one of its third-party customer service providers, accessing the personally identifiable data of some users.
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